Counterparties with whom a securities finance enterprise may engage in securities borrowing and lending transactions shall be limited to the following:
1.Customers who have had an established a brokerage contract with the securities finance enterprise for a period of 3 months or more.
2.Securities firms or other securities finance enterprises that conduct securities borrowing and lending business or securities margin purchase and short sale business.
3.Other counterparties who are approved by the competent authority.
"Securities borrowing and lending" in the preceding paragraph refers to business in which a securities finance enterprise borrows securities from, or lends securities to, a customer, a securities firm, or another securities finance enterprise, with a stipulation for repayment of securities of the same kind and quantity.
When a securities finance enterprise handles securities borrowing and lending through an agent securities firm, it shall sign an agency agreement with that securities firm and submit the agreement to the competent authority for approval.
When the securities firm of the preceding paragraph is authorized by the competent authority to engage in securities borrowing and lending business, the securities finance enterprise shall terminate the agency relationship with the securities firm. For an unsettled balance on a securities borrowing transaction by a customer for which the securities firm acted as agent prior to the termination, however, the securities firm may continue to act as agent until the full settlement of the balance.

The scope of subject securities for securities borrowing and lending by securities finance enterprises is limited to the following:
1.Securities eligible for margin purchase and short sale transactions.
2.Other securities that are approved by the competent authority.
The sources of securities for securities borrowing and lending by securities finance enterprises are limited to the following:
1.The securities finance enterprise's own holdings.
2.Securities borrowed from the TWSE securities borrowing and lending system.
3.Securities collateral for margin purchases obtained through securities margin purchase and short sale business.
4.Securities borrowed from customers.
5.Securities borrowed from a securities firm or other securities finance enterprise that conducts securities borrowing and lending business or securities margin purchase and short sale business.

The term of a securities lending transaction may be no longer than 6 months at most from the initial date of the lending transaction.
Before the expiration of the term under the preceding paragraph, the term of the loan may be extended with the consent of both the borrowing and lending parties. Such an extension may not exceed 6 months, and no more than two extensions may be granted. Neither party may demand alteration of any other terms or conditions of the loan.

When a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending transactions, the borrowing and lending parties shall sign a securities borrowing and lending agreement, and open accounts for securities borrowing and lending transactions.
The content of the securities borrowing and lending agreement of the preceding paragraph shall be formulated by the securities finance enterprise and submitted to the competent authority for approval.
The following matters shall be expressly stated in the securities borrowing and lending agreement:
1.The term of the loan.
2.Loan fees.
3.The use of the loaned securities.
4.The methods of custody and redelivery of the securities and terms and conditions in regard to early redelivery.
5.The types of collateral, substitution of collateral, and calculation of collateralization rates and maintenance levels.
6.The return of collateral when value exceeds requirements and the offsetting of excess collateral against other requirements.
7.The calculation and payment of interest on cash collateral.
8.Compensation of entitlements.
9.The handling of defaults.
10.Handling of customer information.
11.Causes for termination of the agreement.

A securities finance enterprise shall be limited to opening only one securities borrowing and lending transaction account per customer; a customer shall be limited to opening only one securities borrowing and lending transaction account at any place of business of a securities firm that acts as agent in securities lending business.
A securities finance enterprise shall conduct a credit review in respect of a customer opening a securities borrowing and lending transaction account.
A securities finance enterprise shall approve the amount of securities that a customer may borrow based on the results of the credit review and provide a risk disclosure statement outlining the possible risks associated with securities borrowing and lending transactions.

A securities finance enterprise engaging in securities borrowing and lending business shall collect collateral from customers at the collateral ratio required by the competent authority, or require the customer to provide a bank guarantee.
The collateral referred to the preceding paragraph shall be limited to the following types:
1.Cash.
2.Book-entry central government bonds.
3.Securities eligible for margin purchase and short sale transactions.
A securities finance enterprise shall mark to market daily the ratio of the value of collateral deposited by each customer to the dollar amount of the securities loaned to that customer. When that ratio is below the prescribed percentage, it shall immediately issue a margin call requiring the customer to replenish the shortfall within a prescribed period of time.
The method of calculation of the value of the collateral, the substitution of collateral, the collateralization rate, and the time limit for replenishment of collateral shall be formulated by the securities finance enterprise and submitted to the competent authority for approval.
A securities finance enterprise that borrows securities from a customer or securities firm or other securities finance enterprise shall allocate on a monthly basis a performance bond that accounts for a certain percentage of the total monetary amount of the borrowed securities.
The performance bond under the preceding paragraph shall be deposited with the TWSE. The regulations governing the deposit, custody, payment, and return of the performance bond shall be jointly drafted by the TWSE and TPEx, and submitted to the competent authority for final approval.

When a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending and a customer exceeds the deadline for replenishing the collateral or fails to return the securities by the stipulated date, the securities finance enterprise shall thereupon dispose of the customer's collateral. However, this rule does not apply if the two parties have stipulated otherwise.

When a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending, the following may not be the subject of borrowing or lending nor may they be accepted as collateral:
1.Securities that are subject to a pledge.
2.Shares or other equity-type securities of the securities finance enterprise itself that it has acquired through share buybacks, gifts from others, merger, transfer of business, or otherwise.

When a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending, the use of its securities shall be restricted to the following:
1.For use by customers in brokered sales of the securities through a securities firm.
2.For redelivery by customers of spot securities borrowed in short sales.
3.For performance by customers of settlement on call/put warrants, equity options, and other equity-type financial instruments.
4.For use by customers in in-kind creation or redemption of exchange traded fund (ETF) units or offshore ETF units.
5.For use by securities finance enterprises and customers for redelivery of borrowed securities or as compensation for securities entitlements.
6.For use by securities finance enterprises as a source of securities for securities margin purchase and short sale business.
7.For use by securities finance enterprises as a source of securities for the return of customer collateral in connection with securities trading margin purchase and short sale business.
8.For use by securities finance enterprises in covering shortfalls of securities occurring in short sale business.
9.To lend to a securities firm or another securities finance enterprise as a source of securities for conducting securities borrowing and lending business or securities margin purchase and short sale business.
10.To lend through the TWSE securities borrowing and lending system.
11.To participate in competitive auction lending transactions or negotiated lending transactions conducted by another securities finance enterprise.
12.Other uses as approved by the competent authority.

Securities collateral that a securities finance enterprise receives in a securities borrowing and lending transaction may not be used for purposes other than the following, and shall be delivered for deposit in a central depository:
1.As collateral for securities borrowed through the TWSE securities borrowing and lending system.
2.As collateral for refinancing from another securities finance enterprise.
A securities finance enterprise utilizing securities collateral in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall obtain a letter of consent from the customer permitting re-hypothecation of collateral.
Article 15, paragraphs 2 and 4 apply mutatis mutandis to the cash collateral obtained by a securities finance enterprise in a securities borrowing and lending transaction.

A securities firm conducting securities borrowing and lending business shall cease lending a given type of securities immediately when for that type of securities, the aggregate total of the outstanding balance of shares it lends to securities borrowers in conducting securities borrowing and lending business, plus the outstanding balance of shares it lends to short sellers in conducting securities margin purchase and short sale business, plus the safety stock amount under Article 18, paragraph 2, reaches the aggregate total under all subparagraphs of paragraph 2 of Article 39.

Where a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending transactions, if the lender is unable to obtain any stock dividends, cash dividends, or any other entitlements, the borrower shall repay the same to the lender, or otherwise make repayment in cash as may be agreed between the two parties.

When a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending transactions, the borrower may redeliver the borrowed securities early at any time during the stipulated term of the loan.
When a securities finance enterprise engages in securities borrowing and lending transactions, the consent of the borrower must first be obtained before early redelivery of the borrowed securities may be requested of the borrower.

A securities finance enterprise that engages in securities borrowing and lending shall establish operating rules for such business and submit them to the competent authority for approval.
The operating rules referred to in the preceding paragraph shall expressly state the following matters:
1.Opening of securities borrowing and lending transaction accounts.
2.Applications for loans of securities and their redelivery.
3.Types of eligible collateral and its substitution.
4.Calculation, replenishment, and disposition of collateral.
5.Method of obtaining shortfalls in loaned securities.
6.Transfer of title to securities collateral.
7.Deposit of the performance bond.
8.Other matters that shall be included pursuant to the regulations of the competent authority.
The securities finance enterprise shall carry out securities borrowing and lending transactions in accordance with the operating rules of the first paragraph.

Delivery and redelivery of the subject securities and collateral in securities borrowing and lending transactions shall be effected by book-entry transfer or by transfer registration.
A securities finance enterprise shall transmit information about any delivery and redelivery of the subject securities of the loan and the collateral securities to the TWSE and the TPEx, which shall notify the centralized securities depository enterprise to deliver the securities by book-entry transfer or notify the clearing bank to carry out account transfer registration.

A securities finance enterprise engaging in securities borrowing and lending business shall publish the following information at its place of business or on its website and transmit such information to the TWSE and the TPEx:
1.Types and amounts of securities borrowed and loaned each day.
2.Securities borrowing and lending fees and service charges.
3.Other information for which the competent authority required disclosure.

If, during the duration of a securities borrowing and lending agreement, trading on the securities market is suspended across the board or for a particular security due to a natural disaster or other extraordinary event and no time has been set for resumption of trading, the securities finance enterprise shall notify the customer within the prescribed period of time and settle the securities borrowing and lending transaction according to the following methods:
1.By redelivery of spot securities.
2.By an application to the securities exchange or over-the-counter securities market by the securities finance enterprise for purchase of the subject securities by reverse auction, with any expense arising from the reverse auction to be borne by the customer.
3.By an agreement between the two parties for repayment in cash.